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Jah. 10, 1928. l

S. COCROFT ELECTRIC HAIR wAvER Filed Aug. 28. 1926 /Susezzzm Coolf,

ATTORNEY.

Patented dan. l0, 1928.

SUSANNA COCROFT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ELECTRIC HAIR WAVER.

Appncauon fue@ August 28, 1926; seria; No. 132,177.v

ell-ctr :allxl 'for its object to hereinafter set torthz if) :lil

provide, in u manner af.: a device of such class for impar-tuigA to the nair a permanent wave like :i Marcel instead ot the round curl ctie-ct, or a kink eitect, which is given to the hair by the present types of permanent vvavcrsA now employed.

A further'objcct ot' thc invention is to pro- Vide4` in a manner as hereinafter setlorth, a device ot' the class referred to including a wave-'forming member free of permanent connection and associated with a heater elementto provide in connection therewith the wave, and with said member eapablchof eing positioned upon the head,V independent of the heater element, to 'receive mthemstrand ot hair tobe waved and then heldin 'del tachaole inter-engagement with the heater clement. by-the latter, to form a permanent wa vc like a marcel and free of distinct' round curva-eer kinks. Y t f A further object of the invent-ioiifis 'to'pro ride. in a manner. as hereinafter set forth, a device of the class described for individual or home use. v H

A further object ofthe invention is topi-.o1 vide, in a manner as hereinafter set fortli`, an electrical hair Waver 'deviceincluding 'a hair waving member for receivingf'the strandjof hair to be waved and free of connection with the heater element of thedevice, thereby peru'iittin r of such member being arranged in hair receiving position on' the head without the iucom-'cnicnce of handling the` 'heatc r element luringsuch Step, and further provid" in j the heater element with means coacting with said wave member and furtherwith means for detachahly couplingsaid member to the heater element` after said member has been positioned in hair receiving position. wherchv the s'ftrand of hair will beprorided with a' permanent wave likeI a marccland with Said wavo'rce of distinct curls, curves or kinks. j

Further olijectr': otl thel invention are to proA vide, in a manner as; herein-at' er Set f orth, an electrical hair waver which is simple in' its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact.. for individual use. thoroi'ighly etlicient7 conveniently handled, expeditions in its act-ion to produce a wave el? .et upon the hair, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

,Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists: of the novel cou- .ctructiom combination and arranffement of parts as hcreinaften more specifically def `scribed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein i's shown an 'embodiment of the invention. but'it'is to be understood that changes, variations-and modifications can be resorted `to which fall within Ythe scope of the claims hereunto appended.'

In the drawings' wherei'n'l like refer# ence characters denote corresponding parts throughout the seVeraliiieuis i' L Figure 1 is atop plan'of'electricl h air waverin accordance with nyentioniand illustrating the same ini2 .ope'rti'e position with respect' to a strand (if 'liairztolfbe .wavet l waving member'fandfsh' mg'the 'position with un migrant 1f b3# entre@ be eine@ neckportion' 5 which'isfslitt-edjto provide an opening' 6 a`n`dgwith' the material freed by ing?Y through the op'n'in'gtand; ositi'oied between 7,` as well'ra'lieling'fpiitally connected withi'tlre latterfasaC'SQi-a'clam ing,r levcfr;freferod'to.geperallji "the reference character 9 `and ivhicll'rils `vv'it-lan l inclined interm'ediate,'p`ortioix forwalri'd slightly cur ved` Y clamping 'portion 11i "an'da lower eurved parts 14, 15 which are oppositely disposed with respect to the'eurvcd part 13. The part 13 is on a materially greater are than either part 14 or 15 and the parts 14 and 15 are upon the saine are with respect to each other. Depending from the curved part 13 is a pair ot' outwardly inclined parts 1G, 17 which are oppositely disposed with rcs speet. to each other and the part 1G merges i'nto the inner side of the part 111 and the part, 1T merges into the inner side. of the part 15. '1`lie p aljts 13:3, lt'and 17 forlnthe heater with an inverted U-shaped portion having its sides flaring with respect toleaeh other. Extendingupwardly from the parte; lit, 15 isa pair of inclined parts 1S, 19 which are outwardly irclined and the part 1S extends 'troni the outer side of the part 14 and the part 19 extends from the outer side of the part 15. 'hen the heater element is in norn'ial position, that ist'o say in super-posed relation with-respect to the \\a\'e-forining nieu'ibe-r, to be presently referred to, thesaid'parts' 1?, 1.5.autl'1'i pro` videthe heater',e1ement with the 'inverted ,U- s.h;aped lportionl as' referred to"and,tl.1c^said parts'14, 16A and 18 provide. the heatervvelement with a V-shaped port-ion and the' said .parts 1 5, l'ipand 1 9also,ormthe-lieater elen'ient'xi'ith a ,Vfsliaped portion. I The V shaped1 portions :provide the heater element )vithapair .'of iipf-vardiyopenin'g '.chan'nels and -th e' U-shapedporti'on forms the' heater element with a downwardly', :opening channel. When 'the 'heater' element is 'arranged in'sfnlperpozsed relation with Ithe wave-forming member, to'. be. hereinafte'r 4referred to, ,as w'elllas cooperative relation, therewith, the saidfivQvfe-forming' member, extends i'nto' the spaces .formed by thejjnvefrtedLllshaped 4portion 'and the pair of yfShapedport-ions. The )lfsliapediportions are ;oppo,s`rtely'dis posed with respect tothe Ushafped portions.

.,'Ifhe-,partj.18, jas-wellgas the `part 19,' at its top terminates' in -a right-,angulaifly'disposed flange andthe angexvhic'h extends -ro'm 'the part..18 is indicated a,t,:2 0 andfthe ',{ian'ge which extends from4 the part 19, is .indicated at 21'.V In Figure 3 the heater element is .illustrated in eross section and reversed from normal position.

" g'lhe waveiorming member is referred to generallyA by the .reference eliaracter, and

is constructed fronnaplate Qf..th 'e'.d'esired gauge and preferably ,sheet metal. r"1`h`e wvziveorming.member 2.2 isshaped to p'ropairof cute: vand an' intermediate. @U1-shaped."portion. 'The intermediate .U-

shaped portion is oppositely disposed .Witl'i respect1 to;th'e outer U-shaped portions. The outerUfsha'ped portions are indicated at 24 and the intermediate.U-shaped portion at 25. .The U-shaped' portions ,provide -tlie wai-'e-forn'iing niemberwitha pair of np wardly openi ng channels and. a doi-vnu'aidl); opening channel.. i "lhe intern'iediate U- shaped :portion 25 ifs-adapted -to extend in the inverted Ush`aped -portion of the heater elen'ient and the outer U-shaped portions 23%. Mare adapted'V to receive the V-shaped portions of the heater elementv The outeileg:

- of the outerU-sham-.d portion ofthe wareA forming,inenilier 22, terminates in a righi' :angular-ly dispoied flange fttnihipted to oppose the llange Q0 and the outer leg of the U-shaped portion 24 terminates in a right :niguhzrly disposed [lange which is: adapted to compose the flange 21. The flanges ti and 2'.' may be. pro-vided with openings 28 for the purpose of eol'ineeting therewith a clamp detachahly seeuring' therewith the proterting men'ibers be iluresently referred to. In normal position," that. is' to say .when the \'ca\'e-torming member 22`is employed, the portion thereof is of inverted U-snape. The outer face of the portion :25, at the base thereof,.has secured thereto a handle piece forsaid member' 22, whereby the latter can be held by the individual when' positioningvthe strandqof hairjrelat-ive to the member 22 and prior to tli'eela'mping of said n'iember 22, det'achably,4v in operative position, with'` respect to'A thel heater .element 2,by .the clampingr or holdingdeverf). "Vhen positioning the wave-forming'rnmber 22 upon the head to receive the strand offhaixutobe waved, the s,aid lmember 2,2.'i'sfreefof connection in any manner with the heater'ele- ,ment-2. I ,l

" The strand of hair, whieh'is'indicated'at 30 is adapted to positioned betneena'pair of combined proteeti'rig'and'-xtiistening elements o'r meinbers`A 31,.' 32, Yfp rxrit-ed of 'suitabie abrieaid whichar'e intepo'seid'tbletween the elenientw'a "d,v me' ber of 'less widt-ljrtliansad rnember'22' antleie'ment 2 'giv'esftheperma'nent wave. This is attained hy-emulsifyiiig'the oil in the h air. and hy :i

'fzlieht stretch which elongatdsjh'erolls,mali- The member 22 islin'iiea rp-ga'n' nie-iena and' held' by'the' haii'dlepieec 29, the mem- ,ber 31 which has been impregnated withth'e liquid composition, is'. positioned upon the upper face of themember 90 the ,strand of 'hair 30,' Whieh'is to be nieve-d, -isfplaeefd upon the upper face' of the inem'b'e-rl'. and after which. the member- 32', which' has been ,impregnated with the' ef'nnposition or preparation. is placed upon the-hair 30. The. niember -22`is still held on the' head by the handle ApieceQ9, due to the fact that-theindividual jlia's grasped IsaidQl ondle piece. After the elen'ients 22, 3 30 and 32'lu'ive`heen arranged in'i'the position as stated, vthe holding or clamping 'lever 9 is opened so that the portion l1 thereof can be slid within the int .1m ediate U-shaped portion 25 of the member 0V the heater element Sis then positionedover the member 32, and the clamping lever 9"now actuated, which provides for theclarnpingof the element 2, 22, 31. 30 and 32together so that the'said elements will be held in interengagement with respect to each other. After the said elements havebecn clamped in an intcrengasvrinf:r position with respect to each other, the heat is then lturned on vfor a period of seven minutes. After: the duration of such time theelem'ent-SQ'. 22.31 and 32 are removed from the strand of hair 30 and the same will be provided with a permanent wave, like a ltfarel wave, and with the Wave set up to be yfree of distinct curves or kinks. The manner'ofoperatingtlze device is'the same suhstaiitialljavsftht of other individual permanent. ivaveis'or eurlers only it gives the. wave likea marc'e'linstead of a curl; It does not give. a kink and the tendency is to set itselfalfter'wiashing in the saine wirf in which l' i 'bought thatthe'mny'advantages of :irl electrical hair i Waver,Y A in accordancewit-h t-hi's ihve'nti'o'n readily iinder'stood, andl although' thepreferred embodiment of the invention isas illustrat'dinddescribed, yet 4fit iinderstjo'dl' that' .changes in the" details of-fc.o'nstruetiont can' be'- had which .1.A;n-1elctrie hair 'Waver 'comprising an l'eetrc'"heater'jlement of corrugated contour, ahandl'e extended from one end thereof;A a'-e'lamping lever pivotallj'f connected witlisa'd element 'and lllvinga' portion there'- of arranged-below 'Said elementLand a. corrugated wave forming member coasting with .ga'id' element, free of-connection with-said lever '-"and detachably clamped in interengaiing position with' respect to said element by the said'portion of said lever.

2.' An electric hair ivaver comprising an electric heater'velement of "corrugated contour, a" handle extended from one` end thereof.- a clamping lever pivotally' connected with said-element and having 'a portion thereof arranged-below said element; a corrugated Wave-forming member enacting with 4said element, free of connection with said lever and detaehably' clamped in intereng'aging posi'- tion with respect to'said element by the said portion of Said lever, and a handle piece c arr'ied 'bjlsaid member and independent of said element. j l er .-3. An electric hair waver comprisingr an electric heater element of corrugated contour, a handle extended from one end thereof. a

clamping leverpivotally connected with said element and having,Y a portion thereoiI arranged below said element, a corrugated wave formingI member coacting-with said element, free of connection with said lever :ind '.letachably clamped in .intercngaging position with respect to said element by the z-:aidportion of said lever, said element and said member provided with oppositely extending lateral flanges. the flanges of said clement adapted to be arranged in superposefl ).iosition'with respect to the flanges of Said member when said member and element ar.` in inter-engaging position.

4 An electric hair waver comprising an electric heater element of corrugated contour. a'h'andle extended from one end thereot',` a clampingr lever pivotal!)y eonnncted' with said element and havingr a portion tli'ereo pii'otally connected with said element and-t having a portion thereof arranged below said element, a corrugated wave-formingr member enacting with .said element., free of connection with said lever and detachablyclamped in interengjaginr position with respect to said 'f element" by thesaidl portion 'of said' lever. a handle piece-carried by saidinember and-independent of said' 4element z'lr'idl'said element and member providedwith' oppositely7 disin'en'tarranged 1in' zsper'posed' relation' with respect 'tof the' flanges of fsa-lid member when said element and member are in"interengag '-5 "'A'nj electrical hai'rwa'ver"comprising an electrical heater element normally in an open circuit and of 'corrugated contour, a handle eittended` from lsaid element 'an'd provided with .mea-ns for opening and closing the cireuit-ltlierefor, a 'corrugated wave"formingr member lo'ctingf with said heater' element and ladapted to be arranged 'therehelow -said elementwl'i'en coacting -itherewith, A'liexhlc hair 'protecting elemen ts interposed between said heater element and said member, and a damping' lever4 pivotiilly connected to said heater eleinent'andr having a portion adapted to'egtend below said member and free of conneetion with thev latter and providingr means fordetachahhiy clamping the said elements and member in interent'eagin sr` position to wavefthediair when 'said cireuit'is closed.

(i. Anf-electric hair Waver' comprising a combined electric heater and hair waving` element, ai hair Wavingmember'coat-ting therewith, andnieans free of connection with said member and carried by said element for del t-achably maintainingsaid:member and element in hair wavingr position.

v'l'. An electric h'air Waver comprisingr a combined-'electric heater and hair waving' elementqla 'hair jwaving member reactingY therewith, and means free. of' connection with said member and carried by said element for detaehably maintaining said member andelenient in.. h air .Waving position,

and a 'handle piece earriedbyV said member and..independentotsaid elenient 8. A@fnelectric bair,. iy av er comprising a combined eletrie. ,l re at er and hair Waring element; ef eerfegeted eee'teulfa; .e fha-'ir .waving member .eeeet-iegytherewth @ed eef .eefrugatedieeefeiineed-fa elempmg lei/er fil'ee ef .,eennee: 1.1J Zithf Seed-membelk .PlYOeaUY carriedby-Sedfelement-endfprerieliiigmeee fOr-1de .ehebly meirieiiingi wie? ...feeliibel and element :in hfwevllleiesitiew i9 ein eleeerie reanimeren-v eemprlege. combined electric heat/er, and haake-)raving element geleerfegae eene-eme@ :termed eterizeeitelyiffiaeeed-leterelly hexieevingfmemberfee:

with are extendingeret-igaixifh .Seid leine, .1; regated centena' and merrie .-fiiitbieieieeslielx diepeeeeiileterellyi exten. ngiailgesedepted te oppose-abbe, -flfiegee inf-Seid einem,... and weaver-afferenti .eenneetiQnwit-h .Seid member andaearrieehby- Seid; elenienhfeiiifleteeheby ielernent in rising a -hair- -waver combined `.electric-,jheaterA and -lrair -waving element: of v,corrugxited eontour 'and provided' with oppositely-4v disposed laterally extending ianges, -avhairgvaving member coacting with Said elementand of corrugated contour and provided l with oppositely disposed laterally extending .flanges adapted to oppose; the. flanges pf-,saig l elen'1ent,n clamping. lever ,pivotallyea rried by sai d elementand lfree of connection with saidniem- .ber :and providingfgneans ioi-;ma intaining sdmemberand elementinhaiiwiwng po- Sition `andavith said member detaehably engailingin said element, .a handle -pieee ,earried by said member and independent ot said element, and a bandlecarried .by said element. and independent of ,saidmember.

12. In an electric hairivaverbaving as part thereof an elect-ric- .l ie ater,ay hair waving member of. corrugated contour and provided with: apair of oppositelyudisposed laterally extending .,enges; and e handle piece arried by said member and independent of the heater-and further free of con neetion ivith the latter.

13. 1n airelectrical hair Waver, a pairo interengageable hair 4Waver members normally clear of each other, means to provide` for thebleetrical beating of one of ,said inembersfa pair offlexible, combined hair protectingand inoistening; elements inter posedlietvveen 4said members and between whiehitlie liair to' be curled is positioned, said elements- Shift-able into said wai-'er members 4ivlien the latter are moved to interengugdlposition, and :means Carried by one otsaid members and abutting; against the other of leai'd members =for movingA one of saidniembei- Sfrelatively to tbe other to provide .for -the interengagement of s uch meinbers'.'A j -lgLgI-iirirliair \vaver,'a -c liafnnelled electrically llled gliair. elnixinele'diaviiving inem'- ber, a channqllled lia-ir )ravingmember adapted toeooperate with said electriczilly heated nrember,E A and independent nioistening elen'ientspf 'fabric positioned against the inner f aees ofsaid members. v. i

15. I 11 aihair ivaveiga pair of. combined hair protecting' and moistening elementsfor positioning between@ pair of elianneledhair :Wa ngugnembers', each of vSaid elemente or d ,ironi a. st-rip. of abrio capable of ,sefeiiiee 'eef-.the eeefeir ef 'theievef feee pli eaclr o fgsaid membersA during the hair ,revleeierere-ieni Milli,4 ,Errani .electric lrair )raver a pair of interngageable b air .Wai-'er members norinzillyfclear ofeach other, said members being ehannelled and of like contour and oppositely disposed relative to each Qt-liei', o1ie of saidgmeinbers provi-ded :with means to ,elee-'ricallj'illnat it, means carried b v oneotf .,s aid members and abutting 'againsttheotbor o fggsaid members for moving une of saidmieinbers relatiyely to the 'other lo provide ifm-the Vinterengagement of .snob membeie... A i Y '17.Inaneleclrie hair `a'aver a pair of nterengageablehair wingers nmniaily clear ot' each other. said members being ehannelled and of like eontour and opposely clispo.=:ed relative-1 0 ealrotber, one of said members provided -ivith mea-ns to elea rieall v heat it.. means :carried by Qnepf Saidniembers and abutting against the other of Said members` for moving;` one of, said members relatively tothe other to provide or the interengagenient of such members, and :i pair ot' independent. flexible, combined bair protectingr and moistening elements interposed between said members and between which the hair to be emfled is positioned.

.Iirteigtimony ivhereof, I hereby aflix my signature.

SUSANN A .GOGROFD liu 

